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Mont juïc is a hill located in Barcelona, Spain.The hill is relatively flat top overlooking the harbour, to the southeast of the city centre. The eastern side of the hill is almost a sheer cliff, giving it a commanding view over the city's harbour immediately below.
The Montjuïc was selected as the site for several of the venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics, centred around the Olympic stadium. Extensively refurbished and renamed the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, the 65,000-seat stadium saw the opening and closing ceremonies and hosted many events. Around it was build the Anella Olímpica (the "Olympic Ring") of sporting venues, including the Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya, a centre of sports science; the Piscines Bernat Picornell, the venue for swimming and diving events; and the striking telecommunications tower, designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava Directions: Then take a Funicular to the Parc de Montjuic.
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 View from Montjuic, with famed
Sagrada Familia. by surferob
And when it comes to cities, Barcelona's got plenty of that maddening rush to get away from on occasion. It's also got some of the finest city parks in Europe in my opinion. Ciutadella, Parc Guell, and best of all Montjuic are a few of the biggies. It's an expansive park, and I haven't really explored it thoroughly myself. But on each of my two visits, including on this last trip in Jan '04, I was able to spend a couple of hours there and highly recommend it to any visitor.
As the name implies, Montjuic park sits atop a small mountain on the edge of the city. Barcelona is rimmed by mountains, some rather distant, but this one rises up just along the edge of the old part of town and the waterfront. This unique positioning provides views of the city that are unparralled. Want a memorable photograph or two? It's the place to go.
My tip on getting there: take the metro. While there are bus routes as well, they require transfers and are far from the quickest option. When you look up at the promontory from the city below, you might think "no way you can get there by metro", but you can indeed. The train (in this case called a 'funicular') goes right to the top, tunnelling through the hillside quite impressively. I believe the stop you pick it up at is Avenida Paral-lel. Walking out of the station at the top puts you squarely in place for jaw-dropping views. To make it even better, due to its geographical position, the sun sets on the other side of the mountain and bathes Barcelona in golden backlight, only adding to the visual bliss.
There are gardens, a historic castle, the 1992 Olympic grounds and much more. Consult the maps at the top for a complete list of all the things to do and see in the park. Leave a Comment Directions: Then take a Funicular to the Parc de Montjuic.
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Nice views over the city. Leave a Comment Directions: Take a Funicular to the Parc de Montjuic from Metro Paral-lel OR a cablecar from Barceloneta (pictured here) and get off at the second and last stop. A bit of a walk in steep streets is still needed from there to reach the top of the hill.
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 Montjuic palace by night by LanaFromRiga
From around 20 EUR you can visit all museums, swim in the Olympic pool, use bikes, cable cars and the tourist train. Leave a Comment Directions: Then take a Funicular to the Parc de Montjuic.
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I really loved Montjuic and all the parks and gardens on the mountain! I actually walked up to the top a few times just for fun, and because it was so quiet! Once, I took the garden paths up and didn't see anyone else the entire time!
I would recommend walking up Montjuic (or taking the funicular and then cable car). Look around the castle from the outside but don't bother going into the boring military museum. Then walk around the parks for a bit, grab something to drink and finally take the cable car down to the port. Leave a Comment Directions: Then take a Funicular to the Parc de Montjuic.
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 montjiuc by tweetycaroLeave a Comment Directions: Then take a Funicular to the Parc de Montjuic.
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The Montjuic offers the nicest views of Barcelona and what was built for the Olympics is worth a visit as well. The best is to climb the hill from behind the Drassanes, enjoy the panorama of port and city and to stroll via the Olympic buildings to the Palau Nacional and down to the Placa Espanya.
The funicular from Montjuic over the port is a rip-off. Leave a Comment Directions: Then take a Funicular to the Parc de Montjuic.
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The first two days in Barcelona I was watching the castle of Montjuic from the center so the third day we decided to visit it. We enjoyed the short ride up to the top of the hill (height is about 170metres) with the teleferic and then we walked into the Castle (free entrance).
We took several pictures of the city and the port from many view points around. The castle was build in 1640 and I’ve read that it’s the only place where you can see Franco’s statue! L.Companys, the president of the Generalitat de Catalunya was executed here in 1940. The castle is open Tuesday-Sunday 09.30-19.00
The castle also houses the Military Museum (only 3 euros entrance) that has a collection of guns (dating from the 15th century), cannons and costumes and war uniforms. The miniatures/castle models part was interesting too. It is open 9.30-17.30 (march-october till 20.00)
There is a small café in the open courtyard of the castle but if you go up the top terrace you will have some more great views of Barcelona. Directions: Parallel metro stop, change to Funicular Montjuic (same ticket). it'll take you up to the hill. Then take the Teleferic de Montjuic to the castle. It costs 6 euro (8.3e return ticket), Alternative take bus n.50 from Plaza Catalunya
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